SIBERIA Episode 11 Review: "You Guys Shouldn't Be Here!" (Season Finale?)

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I feel sorry for the Eastern and Central time zone crowd who watched 'inferior' shit on Monday night, such as RAW, the Under the Dome season finale, and of course the failure of Ben Rapistberger...I mean...Roethlisberger on Monday Night Football.

But for all of us hardcore SIBERIA fans, this was the last episode of the season--and possibly the series.

It all starts with some highlights of the previous episodes. It then picks up from where the rest of the 'contestants' are about to reunite. As that one group headed to the sanctuary, they knew that they were walking in a path of landmines. Irene was stuck in one, realizing that her one false move could result in her body being blown into smithereens. So, with that in mind, here comes Daniel, the co-leader of the what I now call them, the 'Geek Squad' (I used to formally call those four the 'Fearless Four' a.k.a. Daniel, Sam, Johnny and Joyce/Carolina), except those four never wore Geek Squad outfits (the black tie, white shirt, black pants and shoes). He actually came across this barbed wire and slowly took Irene from the land mine without any harm. They would later head to the sanctuary.

While in the sanctuary, some see help on the way--in a military truck. But it wasn't the help they thought it was. This truck carried some armed men, presumably soldiers, who jumped out the truck, stormed the sanctuary, and carried the 'contestants' one by one, with the exception of Dan, Sam and Esther. Esther ducked down realizing that they would execute the rest. Joyce/Carolina told them that they were part of a reality show, and was later tied to the truck with one of the men holding a pistol to her head. As they were doing this, a blast feet away was heard and the soldiers escorted them all back into the sanctuary. Plenty of bombing and shots, giving you that wartime feeling. All of this probably had something to do with what we saw concerning the Territory of the Valleymen in the previous episode.

Later the intensity ensued. An armed soldier entered the sanctuary and fired shots. One of the 'contestants'--couldn't tell who it was--fought off the soldier and was later shot. Later that night, the guys discovered the truck was vacant and it was a good time to get the fuck out of here. So with Johnny behind the wheel, everyone hurried up to jump in while shots were fired--except a very slow Anne Marie, who tried to jump in when the truck was running, and was apparently shot in the back. She was the third 'fatality' in the series, joining Tommy in the first episode and Natalie a few episodes ago.

The next day, the truck overturned and was stuck in the snow. As they pushed the truck out, it was Esther behind the wheel this time. Just as the truck is pulled out of the snow, Esther drives away with the truck! Then the unthinkable happens. Miljan begins to tell the rest about the prize money and why Esther is running away with it. He also told the others that the prize money was originally in the Revealer! Since the AFL finals are winding down for 2013, we all know Esther is a huge fan of Geelong and they're playing in the elimination final this weekend against Hawthorn. Go Cats, and I know that Esther will put all of that prize money on the Cats. We all know about that, just like Floyd 'Money' Mayweather betting millions of dollars on college football games.

The rest (sans Esther) started to walk toward town, where the town was evacuated and Sam started to discover these flyers that warned townspeople in Cyrillic to "evacuate to the nearest army shelter." As they continued to walk whilst showing their ignorance, they discovered the military truck Esther drove as a vacated military truck, with the driver's door open! Looks like she's heading home with the money, or is she? Meanwhile, a light was on in a vacated apartment and there, they found relief. A fridge with food and drinks were begin to be invaded, while they looked for more things in the apartment. Miljan even discovered a gun and started to put it in his pocket, in case he smells suspicion.

While in the apartment, Daniel and Irene shared a special moment on the balcony, where yes folks! They 'made' up, if you know what I mean. Later, they were all watching a video shot by one of the cameramen with Johnny and Joyce/Carolina in the woods, where they were experiencing first hand how the green sky can change everything. Remember that episode where the 'contestants' discovered the green sky? I still do not know how that green sky came up? And from watching that previous episode that involves the green sky, I would have thought that was a result of a UFO touching down. But who knows. The power no doubt got toward Johnny and Joyce/Carolina that it battered them a lot enough to blame each other (again, go back to that episode as a refresher course).

Finally, the unthinkable happens. As I thought one of the soldiers is in the apartment complex, think again. This 'soldier' turned out to be none other than...Jonathan 'Bucko' Buckley, the host! And he dropped in the apartment to warn the remaining 'contestants' that "you guys shouldn't be here." And that's it. A very interesting ending to a series that is not getting enough praise from the public, especially when some thought the 'contestants' would actually die. This is fiction folks.

So as far as the final scorecard goes...
15. Harpreet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (deceased)
13. George (quit)
12. Victoria (quit)
11. Natalie (deceased)
10. Anne Marie (deceased?)
9. Esther (missing? deceased?)
1. Miljan, Johnny, Dan, Sam, Irene, Joyce/Carolina, Sabina, Neeko

However the real 'winner' was again, Jonathan 'Bucko' Buckley, who showed up at the end of the episode. Remember, from the third (or fourth) episode until that final scene, he was missing. I thought he would perish in the copter crash. I was a bit surprised that Bucko would appear in the episode!

As this is the season (and possibly series) finale of SIBERIA, some want a season two. I want a season two, and I don't care if NBC renews it or the show vacates NBC for either ABC, CBS, Fox or even cable. Keep in mind, Matt Arnold (creator and co-executive producer) has a new Wizard of OZ project for NBC that is coming soon. Don't know where this show will go, and my best bet is that if there is a season two, I'd love to see it on cable, and possibly on AMC, TNT, Showtime, HBO, starz, Audience (DirecTV), FX, or FXX. Even FXXX, when that network goes on the air. Cable/satellite is a better avenue for dramatic TV than broadcast network, considering on cable/satellite, you can say words like 'shit,' and on HBO or Showtime, you can say the word 'fuck' and titties are also shown as well. So the possibilities are endless.

Friday Jukebox 9.13.13

With SIBERIA closing out with its (hopefully it is their season) finale on Monday, I figure today's FJ will be devoted to the only cast member on that show (I believe) with a musical piece that is on iTunes. Here is that piece--a brilliant piano piece--by Miljan Milosevic, called "Sunday," released 2010.

Happy fight weekend guys...WAR CANELO! WAR MATTHYSSE!

SIBERIA Episode 10 Review: Sworn Enemies

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Monday night was a hell of a viewing night. The US Open men's final concluded, and my Texans opened up the season in fine fashion. However, in between the tennis and football was another integral part of the night: the latest episode of SIBERIA.

It first picks up from last episode when those webfoot men from a tribe showed up at the cabin door. There, they 'escorted' Miljan, Neeko and Sabina to a tent on a tribal ground. There, they are  joined by...(drumroll please)...Anne Marie and Esther. Despite being warned, all five were kept warm wondering where they would go next. Those five would later be treated to an appearance from the tribe's shaman. I wonder if with all that humming is he: a) on crack, b) on roids, or c) erectile dysfunction. That man probably scared the shit out of those guys. Without no harm, he left.

Those five also saw a man carried back to the tribal grounds, presumed to be shot by a rival tribe. Neeko asked the tribeswomen that they want to see their 'friend.' As they proceed, the armed tribes men escorted the five to another tent, where in that tent, is an ailing Irene, who smiled when she was happy to see those guys. Later, Neeko, Miljan, Anne Marie, Esther and Sabina were escorted back to the cabin to get their belongings. Irene sat on the sled as well. As they headed down a territory by themselves, there was a domed structure that belonged to another tribe. Or was NBC promoting Under the Dome? They all went back to the cabin safely and gathered their belongings.

Meanwhile, back at the sanctuary, Joyce discovered a meteorite, while Johnny discovered a human studies test group mechanism. Remember that episode where they mentioned about the Revealer as a behavior study mechanism? It could be the dead that could watch the remaining ten.

Perhaps there were some tense moments in that sanctuary. The first was between Johnny and Joyce (or Carolina, same fucking person) where they both argued for some time. Joyce questioned him at one point: "You ride bulls? What kind of bulls do you ride?" Hilarious moment where I thought Johnny was gonna slap the taste out of her. The second was the installment of the cables to the CB radio system. As Dan got up there with the wiring, I'm assuming the roof was icy and he fell off hard, resulting in the back of his head bleeding. The nerdiest of the bunch is a soldier. Who needs concussion protocol?

As soon as Dan and Sam got everything hooked up, it was time to test. Daniel took numerous hours testing the CB radio to see if it worked. It did, and when it did, a message was transmitted in Russian. Despite the 'fearless four's lack of understanding of the Cyrillic/Russian alphabet/language, they finally knew help would be on the way.

Is help REALLY on the way? Or is this a trap? Perhaps a Russian mafia hit? Or will one by one turn on each other? Or even Borat kidnap all of them and send them to Kazakhstan? Or even Fedor Emelianenko or Vladimir Putin makes a cameo appearance? The finale (possibly series finale) is next week, with some major competition on ESPN called Monday Night Football.

As for the scorecard...

15. Harpreet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (deceased)
13. George (quit)
12. Victoria (quit)
11. Natalie (deceased)

Still alive: Miljan, Neeko, Sabina, Anne Marie, Esther, Irene, Sam, Dan, Johnny, Joyce/Carolina

SIBERIA Episode 9 Review: Get the Door, It's Not Domino's

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It's Labo(u)r Day night, and there were four fucking things on TV! There was the US Open, there was also Florida State/Pitt (FSU won in blowout, especially in Pitt's ACC debut), there was also Golden Boy Live, and of course, SIBERIA. It was tough turning back and fourth between all four around the 9pm hour. And since this post is about SIBERIA, here is my episode nine review.

It starts off where it is left off, where our 'fearless four' (Sam, Dan, Johnny, and Carolina) finally found sanctuary in the vacant laboratory. Daniel was chugging down the bottle of Russian Ecto-Cooler, while they all deciphered what to do there. The first place was to look was a room where a citizen's band radio was located. Those four tried to turn it on, but to no avail, there was not any communication. They also looked around the room and there, they found a wall with holes and bullets scattering. Perhaps someone shot up the building.

Moments later, with flashlights, Daniel and Sam found the lab. There were cutting tools, and some chemicals. Somewhere in there was probably some ephemerol (Scanners reference). Then Dan and Sam found something creeping behind a curtain, and they pulled the curtain--only to discover it was a falcon. A falcon. In a cage. Also in that lab were these gas tanks. I'm assuming those probably belong to Gazprom. As soon as they hooked the tanks up, Dan manned the switches and voila! There was light, or was there? The lights flickered for a few until they actually came on. While the lights flickered, it was discovered that there were bodies on and around the desk in the office. The bullets and those bodies could be a dead giveaway that this could be a mafia hit.

As soon as the lights fully came on, there was another shocking discovery. This was the beacon those 'fearless four' brought about. It appeared to have been dismantled. Back inside, Carolina was kneeling next to one of the bodies, pulling both boots off of the foot of that body whilst crying. No guys, she wasn't about to lick those feet you fucking foot fetish weirdos! Later, Dan discovered a footage from 1927--presumed to be silent--of a band of guys on horse back marching in the snow.

While the 'fearsome four' were overcome with fear while surviving in the lab, it wasn't that easy back on the compound. Armed with a bow and arrow, to the shock of Sabina and Neeko, was Miljan. Yes folks, he is back. He told Sabina and Neeko that 'they' took her, and I'm assuming that Miljan is referring to Irene. There were also noises near the compound, so fearing for their safety, some things had to be done. First, in the Olympic spirit--since Sochi is five months away--the makeshift torches. These are probably made to scare off the creepers. In addition, Sabina had her gun ready in case she had to blow someone's head off. All in the name of safety.

The next day, there were these planes flying over the compound. Possibly Russian Air Force jets on a training mission. No guys, they weren't there to rescue them from the compound. Finally, as I wrote down earlier, Dan saw the 1927 footage online of these guys on horseback on the snow. Note, the end of the recent episode where the footprints were scattered. I can assume those prints are of the horses the men were on, or is this a new breed? As Miljan went outside to look at this disturbance outside of the cabin, there were these men with guns, all at the door. Sabina and Neeko are extremely scared. So is anyone assuming that these men are recruiting Miljan, Sabina and Neeko for a mission to hunt down the 'fearless four'? We'll wait until next episode.

By the way, Miljan said that he told the rest on the compound about what he saw. He said that he is "not crazy." I believe him. Will everyone else?

Irene was also missing from the episode, whilst Anne Marie and Esther are also trying to stay alive.

As for the scorecard:

ELIMINATED:
15. Harpreet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (deceased)
13. George (quit)
12. Victoria (quit)
11. Natalie (deceased)

Hanging on: Anne Marie, Esther, Sabina, Neeko, Miljan, Irene

Also in this: Johnny, Dan, Sam, Carolina

SIBERIA Episode 8 review: And You Will Know It By the Trail of Fear

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It picks up where Neeko opened a cabin door. There he discovered that Irene wasn't there. I thought that at the end of the previous episode that Irene would be the one that would die, because of the bottle of prescription pills (the pills that were found in the revealer) next to her bed. That was not the case. However, a hand was found in the snow, but who's was it?

Before I move further, some background on some theories. The first and foremost conclusion is that hand is a human. Or is it? If it is a human, it would most likely be that of either Irene or host Jonathon Buckley, whose copter was scattered in the wreckage in the previous episode. As they dig through the snow, it got even more difficult. It would have been better if a Fisher Snowplow would have been used. However, just as they continued to dig deep through the inches of snow, there came a shocking discovery. Just as if you thought it would be either Bucko or Irene, it wasn't. This human had a long sleeved sweater. This human also had blonde hair. Thus, it came to the conclusion that the near-decomposed remains are those of Natalie's. Remember, she disappeared a couple episodes ago. The shock of her discovery brought to the remainder on the compound, including Anne Marie, who had a 'secret' relationship with Natalie. Anne Marie knew what she went through once she discovered the body. We all knew that. Lots of theories regarding Natalie's death were brought on by the others, including Sabina, who believed the 'tiger' from a previous episode could have mauled her. As Miljan said in that episode: "Tigers can't be dangerous. They're big cats."

Our fearless four-Johnny, Dan, Sam and Carolina-were still on a trail of a beacon. I think this was for night purposes. A long search to the flat grassy fields led to an argument between Johnny and Sam, where they both fought each other. Later, they saw something shining in the woods. Unsure of what it is, they moved along. And as they moved along, all four saw how mentally tough it is. Carolina broke down to the point that Johnny (I think) carried her as they proceeded to this tower. Once they got to the tower, Johnny climbs up there. Not sure if something or someone got him or he lost footing, but he would later drop down so far into the ground. Dan does CPR on him until he wakes up. They later proceed until they found this science home. No one was in there, and they broke in. All four went inside, and it was a huge break for them. Dan went into the fridge, and as if he was going to grab a can of OXOTA beer, it was instead a bottle of green drink, possibly something like ye olde Hi-C 'Ecto-Cooler' that Coke (the makers of Hi-C) made as a tie in to the Ghostbusters franchise.

Meanwhile, as more questions are being asked regarding Natalie's death, an emotional Sabina told Neeko about her life back home. She told him that she has a child, and that child is in an orphanage. She also breaks down as well. A tale of personal issues that involves abuse and tragedy. Just like Dan episodes ago talking about his near-fatal experience on the streets of the Twin Cities. Very touching and for someone who has shown her toughness these last few episodes, it was a surprise to see her in such this way. A very personal, but we're humans.

At the end of the episode, Sabina and Neeko (I think) saw all of those footprints. It was the same footprints that were discovered at the midpoint of the episode. Sabina believes those could have been that of a creature. She believes that the 'fearless four' didn't find shelter. But yes they did! There were three trails of footprints! Very fishy, but I don't believe they are those of the 'fearless four.' The shaking those four felt in the building could be a clue. Who knows.

Something was interesting in this episode. After the discovery of Natalie's body, Esther started to believe Miljan killed her. What was funny that there was no Miljan and no Irene in this episode. Very fishy. It will get interesting as this season goes into the homestretch.

The cinematography changed a lot since the previous episode. It's a lot different than the first six episodes. A huge change of pace.

As for the 'scorecard'...

ELIMINATED:
15. Harpreet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (murdered)
13. George (quit)
12. Victoria (quit)
11. Natalie (dead)

Hanging on: Miljan and Irene

Also alive: Sabina, Neeko, Anne Marie, Esther, Johnny, Sam, Dan, Carolina

SIBERIA Episode 7 Review: Snowball of a Chance

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It picks up from that huge hole in the crater. The crater was inspired by the Tunguska Event of 1908. And there, our faithful four-Sam, Daniel, Johnny and Joyce...I mean...Carolina-went down to see the damage. All that debris; all of which led to a helicopter crash. And there, those four scoured amongst the wreckage and there was a piece of debris, possibly a piece of a seat that has the name 'Jonathan Buckley' on it. Buckley, or 'Bucko,' is the presenter of this show. You've seen him earlier in the episodes. Carolina broke down and cried, and for a reason. You know there was a huge bond between 'Bucko' and 'Carolina.' In fact, this was them last month at the NBC Summer TCA:

Okay, now that was real life. This is fiction. It is interesting that the main presenter/character of a 'reality' show would 'perish.' And as a result, a huge magnitude is brought up to the rest of the cast and the producers, of course.

Sabina returned to the cabin only for the others to be shocked. Why were they shocked at Sabina? Sabina came back to the cabin with a supply of food and ammo, some of which she stole from a prior episode. She and Esther got into an argument later on.

Snow was the biggest obstacle everybody faced to that day. Huge snowfall played an extreme role in this episode. Everyone noticed, even Neeko who said "it was bloody hot!" Miljan didn't give a fuck and would still wear shorts in this type of condition. I've actually seen people wear shorts in extremely cold temperatures, so nothing new.

As the 'faithful four' were still chasing for more evidence in the copter crash, Sam had the worst luck. First, he hurt his right ankle whilst walking, and second, he was trapped under that snow that he fell asleep. He would later wake up and a campfire was on for him.

Miljan had his ups and downs in this episode. First, a camera found him-in his brown jacket-possibly strangling Irene, while she was sleeping. Irene would later woke up screaming. She is still nursing the right leg injury as a result of the trap. Then there was an argument in which Miljan and Neeko fought in the snow. Once again Miljan was in a fight. Both can sell a move better than John Cena. In fact, I wonder if Oscar de la Hoya will add this to the stacked 9/14 "The One" card in Vegas? Maybe a future match in UFC or Bellator? Or even GLORY, since they have three upcoming shows here in the states? Who knows! Finally, Miljan getting tied up by Sabina, S&M style! It seemed that Sabina has that Cris Cyborg aura!

The biggest surprise was the sound of the revealer. Everyone had to push the snow over and open the door. There were these following items: rice, sleeping pills, "The Idiot," and two of the most important things to the remainder on the compound: matches and vodka. Yes folks, vodka. Everyone in the cabin drank some throughout the night.

The next day, they were shocked to see something wrong with Irene. She was not in bed. The sleeping pill bottle was there, empty. And the shocker. Neeko opens the door only to find something wrong with Irene. Is she dead? We'll see, in the next episode.

Drug overdose? Murder? What probably happened to Irene? And Bucko? Who knows? He could be alive!

As for the scorecard:
15. Harpeet (eliminated after flag race)
(tie) Berglind (eliminated after flag race)
14. Tommy (murdered)
13. George (withdrew)
12. Victoria (withdrew)
11. Natalie (withdrew)

On the edge of death: Irene and maybe Sam

Also remaining: Miljan, Neeko, Sabina, Carolina, Johnny, Danny, Anne Marie, Esther

SIBERIA Episode 5 Review: One Big Hole

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It first picks up the discovery of the camp site. Now I'm not sure who's camp site it is; it could be one of their own or possibly a camp for travelling gypsy groups. Food and drinks were also discovered there, as well as blood. This blood was later traced to a trailer. The door of the trailer had the show's logo (with the 'R' backwards) on it, and in there, creeping from behind, is Sabina! Sabina was the one in the last episode to have stolen food from the pantry before it was burned down, as well as the bullets and guns from the compound. More blood was discovered on the PC and by the CB radio. The CB failed to pick up any signals, resulting in more worry among the four in that trailer.

Later, where it also picks up from the tail end of the previous episode, was the launch pad scene. This was where a helicopter was supposed to transport Irene to the nearest medical facility kilometers away, but it failed to show up. The guys brought her back to the camp where she was in bed for days. There were some issues regarding this, especially when Carolina voiced her anger toward Esther, and everyone else had their say, including Johnny, who in the first half of the episode, had the most frustration of all of those on the compound. Later, Esther tearfully apologized for the failure to get Irene out of the compound.

Now it gets interesting, as more ideas from the guys about how to properly receive any aid for Irene. The most clever one was from Anne Marie, where she suggested smoke signals, like what the Natives do, using the fire from the campfire. A great idea that never happened. Moments later, more frustration over Irene and Johnny got mad. I thought Johnny was going to tear down the cabin or basically set it on fire at some point. Then he went for the revealer. And with all of his strength, he knocked it down. Before all of this, the revealer 'handed' out gas masks to the guys, and I'm thinking, nerve gas could attack them? And there was one giant conclusion to the revealer. This device, known for giving out clues during this series, came out to be a behavior simulator known as "Test Group C." Test Group C, huh? And someone handed out the gas masks manually? Someone must have been in there! I was hoping some food, or water, even OXOTA beer was in the revealer. For the record, 'OXOTA' or 'Othota,' translates in Russian to English as 'hunter.' I've first seen the brand as they advertised during the IIHF men's World Championships in Stockholm and Helsinki three months ago. So yeah, OXOTA is Russian beer.

Lots of creepy things went on with Miljan. First he covered up the camera while in the cabin checking on Irene's health, then the diary, written in 1927, that Sam found under his bed, and then the tattoo on his right arm. But that wasn't all. When Miljan found out Sam had the book, they both fought. I was hoping some wood and some other objects would have been used, it would have the feel of a ECW (original ECW that is) or CZW match! Both Miljan and Sam can actually sell moves better than John Cena!

It was later discovered by Daniel that there was this pole kilometers away from the compound. Keep in mind, Daniel mentioned earlier about his history when he and his girlfriend were jumped from behind on the streets of the Twin Cities (I think) and thus, he took it emotional. And I came to a conclusion that Daniel's findings prove to be interesting, considering that tower is probably a cell phone tower. Of course we all need those in order to maintain communication every day no matter where we are.

And then, the biggest discovery of this episode. As I though Dan, Johnny, Sam and Carolina were going to leave the premises and quit, it never happened. Instead, they discovered this big crater kilometers away. I'm not certain if it was a crater or possibly a mark of a UFO landing, and the possibility aliens could have landed on earth. We will have to see next time!

As for the scorecard (I know it's scripted, but what the hell), it's stagnant!

ELIMINATED:
15. Harpeet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (murdered)
13. George (withdrew)
12. Victoria (withdrew)
11. Natalie (withdrew)

Hanging on for dear life: Irene, Sam, Dan, Johnny, Carolina
Also still alive: Miljan, Anne Marie, Esther, Neeko, Sabina

SIBERIA Episode 5 Review: It's a Trap!

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As if the previous episode of SIBERIA got you in a tizzy, this one tops it! This had to the be the most emotional episode so far because of its intensity.

It is left off from the previous episode where backstage politics were into play. It even segues to a part in the cabin where Carolina (or Joyce) said "why did I sign up for this?" This led to something in mind: did she voluntarily told the casting people about this at first? We all know it's scripted, just like almost every other reality television show, even that show about those stupid ass Kardashians.

It even gets more creepier. Miljan discovered a pendant and opened it to find out it had a picture of a girl's face. He didn't realize someone would choke him from behind and it was Sabina! That was an impressive chokehold by Sabina, enough to guarantee a mixed martial arts contract with INVICTA Fighting Championships, the all women MMA promotion. I was hoping Miljan would flip her, then put her in an inverted triangle. Sabina would later get exposed for being the hog she was when a cameraman entered a cave she was hiding in. Cans of food and the guns were there as well. Busted!

Later, there was another huge blow to the compound. Anne Marie found Natalie's journal (I think) from underneath her bed in the cabin, and tore out her drawing of Anne Marie and tossed it into the campfire. Natalie secretly informed the others that she has quit the game, so therefore she is the sixth to depart from this chase for $500k.

The ugliest moment of the episode was when Irene and Miljan were going hunting. Irene, being the sharpest archer she was, perfectly shot down her game, a whitetail deer. But it was discovered that the deer was just a deer head. As a result, this deer head Irene shot became her trap. And this trap came down on her hard. Part of the trap probably got her in the leg. This pain, coupled by the loss of blood in her right leg, is life threatening, it hit home for everyone else on the compound. Esther informed the others that a copter was there to airlift Irene to a hospital, miles and miles away. During this process, Miljan began to cut himself in an arm with a razor, to ease the pain and horror from his endeavors with Irene. Not a good day for Miljan, who earlier got backstabbed by Sam.

As a copter was waiting for Irene, the button, which was supposed to inform the others that he/she has withdrawn, disconnected. Too bad no one stepped on it and got electrocuted. Also, Esther's emotions and her leaving, which was not the case. As you watch that scene again, you can see Esther's right foot crossing the line, meaning that she has withdrawn from the game. I felt like I could have thrown a challenge flag, hence a review of that movement. And as you watch it a hundred times, this has to be the perfect conclusion:

"After review of the play, Esther's right foot crossed the line, and her left toe hit the line. She however didn't hit the button. Therefore, she would have withdrawn."

 

Where was Joe Machnik or Mike Pereira for this explanation? Oh wait, this was on NBC.

As for the copter, it never showed up! Johnny and Sam began to take their frustrations out on Esther by way of cameraman. Before that, the best move of the night was Johnny telling the cameraman 'fuck you!' by simply telling him you're 'number one'! Then all hell broke loose. Johnny, Dan, cameraman and Sam all were fighting. Johnny and Sam were tussling toward the end! Mortal Kombat invades Siberia!

 

Some more strange stuff at the end of the episode. Sabina discovers a girl, a girl with blond hair. I was thinking: 1. is Sabina hallucinating? and 2. Berglind, who along with Harpreet, was eliminated in the first episode as they were both being the slowest in the flag race, is back? Who knows. Also there's another camp in the compound. This one had tents. Who knows what or who lives here and it could be interesting in these next couple episodes!

 

Once again, this was the most intense episode of Matt Arnold's SIBERIA so far. Spend your next few Monday nights on NBC instead of watching Monday Night RAW.

 

As for the scorecard...

ELIMINATED:

15. Harpreet (slowest in flag race)

(tie) Berglind (slowest in flag race)

14. Tommy (murdered)

13. George (withdrew)

12. Victoria (withdrew)
11. Natalie (withdrew)

 

Remaining: Miljan, Sam, Neeko, Dan, Johnny, Irene, Carolina (or Joyce), Esther, Sabina, Anne Marie

 

SIBERIA Episode 4 Review: The Producers

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No, it's nothing to do with the musical, but this was basically the theme of the most recent episode of SIBERIA.

After being bumped a week due to NBC News coverage on the lame-ass Royal baby birth, it's back to business. And an explosive one at that. It all starts when it is morning, and Daniel wakes up. There he is about to leave the door and there is a spear at the door, with a message in Cyrillic translating into English as 'get out.' So it meant that someone or something is sending a message to those left on the compound.

Then the lake scene with once again, Esther topless, talking to a voice whose face is blurred out, revealing that the accent could have been that of Miljan's. It even gets strange. Esther then reveals a blackmail scheme the producers told to her about, whilst chatting with Miljan in the cabin. Just as you thought it even got more strange: Miljan and Esther got a little physical. I was hoping as they went to break that Miljan would put Esther in the Iron Sheik camel clutch, break her back and make her humble. No, Miljan was actually playing and Esther was unaware and she stormed out of there in typical jabroni fashion.

There was even more conflict between the remaining guests on the compound, especially between Johnny and Carolina. Johnny was being warned by Carolina not to leave the grounds for a certain reason. Also, Natalie was fearing that something was going after her too. Plenty of conflict among a lot of conflict on the grounds.

And then, the inevitable happened. Green skies! I assumed that this could be a UFO containing aliens from another planet. Everyone remaining on the grounds were scared! They must assume these aliens might land nearby and scour the grounds, assimilating them and draining out their souls. As morning passed, it seemed the green skies got to both Johnny and Carolina. Carolina came back to the grounds bleeding in the mid section and collapsed. Johnny got disoriented. The rest turned on Johnny claiming that they believe Carolina. I think Carolina pulled a false alarm! These aliens drained their souls!

After the coast was clear, and both recovered from their night encounter, another morning passed. Miljan scoured in the forest. He talked to an invisible tree branch. I'm thinking this branch could contain something sacred in it. If a female probably touched it, she would have possibly been pregnant. Funny scene. Later he discovered two symbols etched on two different trees, as well as a book written in Cyrillic. He kept reading and reading it, despite something lurking behind him.

Finally, the biggest shocker of the episode, when they all gathered in front of the cabin, and Carolina with the biggest shock of them all: it's all about the producers and what they want. Shocking. I won't go that much further into that, but do a little research into what she said at the end of the episode.

Miljan in this episode is like Cris in the past couple episodes of Whodunnit?. Cris was valuable in those two episodes of Whodunnit?, while Miljan was virtually the MVP of this episode of SIBERIA. It will be interesting where their discoveries on their respective shows go these next few weeks. As for the last two episodes of SIBERIA, 11 are still left, as indicated on the scorecard:

ELIMINATED
15. Harpreet (slowest in flag race)
(tie) Berglind (slowest in flag race)
14. Tommy (murdered)
13. George (withdrew)
12. Victoria (withdrew)

Remaining: Miljan, Esther, Carolina, Johnny, Natalie, Neeko, Daniel, Sam, Sabina, Irene, Annie.

Shit is gonna hit the fan these next episodes...

SIBERIA 7/22 (Episode 4), Pushed to 7/29.

I was going to review the episode, however the episode that was supposed to air Monday night, due to some NBC News special, is pushed to this upcoming Monday (7/29).

Sadly, Under the Dome gained a few more viewers, and probably outperformed a shitty show on ABC called Mistresses. Both probably out-performed RAW, you know.

SIBERIA Episode 3 Review: Venison Anyone?

If you haven't seen the episode avoid this. If you have, read my review starting in...


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On the previous episode, Victoria bid farewell to her fellow mates by giving her a stern warning: "You guys are all going to die." From there on, this could be the dilemma facing the remaining eleven.

The episode started off with everyone jumping in the lake. Johnny first, then Carolina. Just about everyone else jumped in, including Esther, whose boobs were blurred out (remember, it's NBC, not Showtime or HBO). Irene and Daniel refused to join them, as well as Neeko, who pointed out that the rest needed to focus on their tasks at hand.

Neeko, along with Johnny and Sam would have food conflicts that would be addressed throughout the episode, but it was the pantry fire that ruined everything. Everyone spotted a fire and they realized, the pantry was burnt down. Towards the end of the episode, a camera caught Carolina as the perpetrator of the fire as a message to send to the rest about the food conflict.

The horn would sound, therefore the clue is at the box. Well, well, well. It's none other than some bows and arrows for hunting. I'm not sure what brand are those bows the cast was using. It could be Mathews or Bowtech. Archery was Irene's strong point, but after being considered, alas, a deer was shot down. Venison anyone? It was also interesting that Neeko's jacket was also used to help with the cooking of the venison. Neeko even got some substance on his shirt as well.

Then the terrifying happens. A couple of the cast ran back to the cabin and described what they saw: a tiger! After various discussions, Miljan came up with the most brilliant response of them all: "A tiger can be dangerous. It's a big cat." Yep, best quote of the night.

Towards the end of the episode, Johnny disagreed with a plan, in which he walked away from the rest of the group. Also, the last scene of the episode. Was that Johnny's body or the tiger's? It seemed to me Johnny is dead. We'll see in the next episode.

The hunting scene is interesting. Remember, real hunters wear camo. Irene and Daniel (I think) never wore camo. Neither did Johnny or the rest. To me, when you hunt in the woods, camo is mandatory, considering that deer and other wildlife are attractive to regular clothing, so I wished everyone wore camo. Mossy Oak, Realtree, any camo is appropriate for hunting. And no, I haven't hunt.

As for the scorecard...

ELIMINATED
15. Harpreet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (murdered)
13. George (withdrew)
12. Victoria (withdrew)

UNKNOWN
11. Johnny

Remaining: Miljan, Esther, Carolina, Irene, Anne Marie, Daniel, Neeko, Sam, Sabina, Natalie. Again, Johnny is a maybe.

SIBERIA Episode 2 Review: Too Much is Too Much

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The second episode ever of SIBERIA was just as intense as the first. Everything on the compound came to a screeching halt after the announcement of Tommy's murder from last episode. All of the sadness on the faces on the remaining members of the compound along with the communication amongst each other was too much for George.

As Jonathon Buckley, the presenter, came over to discuss the 'death' of Tommy, he was calling out anyone who think that the competition was too much for him or her to withdraw. And the only one to do so was George. George thought it was too much to continue after Tommy's death, so he voluntarily withdrew. A helicopter was waiting, and he left the compound. George, an accountant and father of two from Louisville, will pocket a cool $5,000, enough to pay off his bills.

Thus leaves 12 left. Everyone began to look for clues regarding Tommy's death, including blood, presumably that of Tommy's, along with a footprint. Perhaps that of an animal? Nope, I think that footprint is not of an animal's, but possibly a sign of a cult or tribe of people. Hence, Tommy's killer could be a human. Various clues followed, including a snake, believed to be poisonous, found inside the siren box.

Perhaps the ones that were heavily involved in the investigation were Daniel and Johnny, especially Johnny, who wanted everyone else to back off from the food shed full of fruits and vegetables. Sorry folks, there was no vodka. Lots of conflicts within the remaining members, of course. Back over by the cabin, when Johnny was chopping something with an axe, the axe hit a piece of his finger. He would have a bandage heavily on his finger before he fainted. He would later go back to the cabin with his forehead wrapped as well.

Whilst Johnny was recovering, something strange took place on the compound. It all started on a campfire when some of the ladies were picking mushrooms. Remember, those mushrooms could be poisonous or deadly, but some could carry 1000 points or a '1UP' as in the Super Mario Bros. series. Unlike the Mario games, these real mushrooms were poisonous. It seemed that Esther might have fed the wrong mushrooms to Victoria! This was basically the end of Victoria's run there.

Hours after her digestion of the mushrooms, Victoria started to itch, and then started to panic. The rest of the guys motioned for help, including Miljan, who was brilliant by telling the rest that if you guys want Victoria to stay alive, move her down to the line so help can be there. She was later rushed back inside the cabin to her bed. The next morning, she wasn't awake. At first I thought she was dead, but no! She woke up. It was Neeko who would spread the news that she would follow in George's footsteps regarding the withdrawal process. But did Victoria actually withdraw? Who knows what's going to happen in the next episode!

One more thing, as she is preparing for her farewell from the compound, Victoria left us with one memorable quote...

Just as corny as Dana's "Somebody here is a murderer" quote from the first episode of Whodunnit?.

As for the scorecard...

15. Harpreet (slowest in cabin race)
(tie) Berglind (slowest in cabin race)
14. Tommy (murdered?)
13. George (voluntary withdrawal-$5,000)
12. Victoria (voluntary withdrawal due to illness?)

Remaining: Miljan, Neeko, Johnny, Esther, Sabina, Carolina, Irene, Anne Marie, Sam, Daniel, Natalie

SIBERIA Episode One Review: Somebody Here is Tommy's Murderer!

This could contain possible spoilers, and just like my WHODUNNIT? reviews, if you don't want to read this review for SIBERIA, go somewhere else.

For the rest who are interested, here we go in...





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After seeing the promos for SIBERIA on NBC, I decided to give it a try. This has a SURVIVOR feel, because of the atmosphere and the show's intros. Frankly, I haven't seen Survivor in eons, so why not?

Sixteen contestants--eight men and eight women--flew in via helicopter from London. This cast, representing eight countries, were blindfolded, not knowing where they would land. Voila! As they took off their blindfolds, they are on a grassy land surrounded by the abundance of forests. They don't realize, these guys were in northern Russia.

The first task of the 16 contestants: race to the cabin with flags. Sixteen started, but fourteen remained. It appeared that one of the contestants threw a flag to the ground, making it hard for Berglind, a photojournalist from Reykjavik, and Harpreet, a graduate student from Washington, DC, to find it. It took them a lot of time, and as a result, both were eliminated. I'm assuming sabotage played a role considering someone abandoned a flag. This means somebody in the cabin is going to die!

Days and nights followed, and the remaining fourteen found frogs and mushrooms. I was hoping someone cooked the frog on the makeshift campfire. I was also very skeptical about the mushrooms, whether or not they are poisonous. I tweeted that those mushrooms could contain a value of either '1000 points or a 1UP.' In other words, the Super Mario Bros. series of games were on my mind once I saw the mushrooms.

There were lots of friction inside the cabin at the midpoint of the episode, typical of the reality show genre. A clue was discovered where a horn sounded. However, it was later on where a penultimate fate is about to happen to one of their own. It all started when a cameraman had blood on his face, and from there on, it was a dark atmosphere. The announcement that Tommy, a philanthropist from Boston, was killed. Thirteen remaining for the next episode.

So was the flag thing with Berglind and Harpreet intentional? Could they--based on their early elimination from the flag race--be suspiciously accused of Tommy's murder? Or did the Whodunnit? killer cross networks and struck his/her first victim--on NBC? So many leads after this very first episode of SIBERIA. Keep watching the next few Mondays.

Sam the Brooklynite gets my quote of the night: "When you get hungry, you get mad!"

And as Dana, the cardiac nurse, from Whodunnit? said after Sheri's death in the first episode: "Somebody here is a murderer!"

As for the scorecard:

ELIMINATED:
15. Harpreet (flag race elimination)
(tie) Berglind (flag race elimination)
14. Tommy (murdered?)

Remaining: Miljan, Sam, George, Sabina, Carolina, Irene, Daniel, Anne Marie, Victoria, Johnny, Neeko, Esther, Natalie

In Soviet Russia, NBC's SIBERIA Watches You! Tonight!

Nothing to do with Yakov Smirnoff, but we're treated to another reality show that is 'not' reality.

SIBERIA (the 'R' is backwards in the NBC promo) boasts eight men and eight women, a diverse field that includes a rugby player, a bull rider, a DJ, sales clerk and graphic artist among others; representing the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Iceland, Montenegro, Taipei, Colombia and Israel. One of the cast members is from New Orleans. A stellar global representation on a reality show is good and gets those who hate the genre to appreciate the casting done for the show.

It's like survival of the fittest, all set in the rugged terrains of the Siberia region of Russia. In the spirit of Whodunnit?, will we see a fake 'fatality' amongst the cast? NBC tonight at 9pm Central.